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Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness Capsule; Michael Weatherly Returns to NCIS

New HBO(R) original limited sketch comedy series Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, executive produced by Larry David, Jeff Schaffer, and Higher Ground's Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Ethan Lewis, and Vinnie Malhotra, has partnered with KidSuper, the Brooklyn-based creative collective and fashion label founded by Colm Dillane, to launch an exclusive capsule inspired by the show's playful take on America's past and Larry David's enduring comedic perspective.

The release arrives following the June 26 premiere of the seven-episode HBO series. The collaboration merges KidSuper's playful, art-driven aesthetic with the irreverent humor and cultural influence of one of comedy's most iconic creators. Inspired by the historical themes of Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, the collection draws from colonial-era imagery, historical figures, and patriotic iconography through KidSuper's creative lens. Designed exclusively for the series, the capsule collection features a custom letterman jacket, baseball cap, keychain, and other apparel and accessories. The KidSuper x Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness collection is available now for pre-order at https://kidsuper.com/collections/lifelarryamerica-x-kidsuper.

Michael Weatherly will reprise his role of fan-favorite character Tony DiNozzo in a season-long arc reuniting him with the NCIS team for the 2026-2027 season. He was previously a main cast member on NCIS for 13 seasons, appearing in over 300 episodes, and recently reprised the character in the Paramount+ universe expansion series NCIS: Tony & Ziva.

NCIS recently celebrated its 500th episode and is currently the longest-running primetime drama on CBS. NCIS also stars Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Katrina Law and Gary Cole. NCIS season 24 executive producers: Steven D. Binder, Chas. Floyd Johnson, Mark Harmon, Scott Williams, Christopher J. Waild, Mark R. Schilz, José Clemente Hernandez, Avery C. Drewe, Marco Schnabel and Donald P. Bellisario and is produced by CBS Studios.

Season 24 of NCIS will air Tuesdays at 8:00 PM, ET/PT this fall on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Mark Harmon Returns as Gibbs in NCIS: Origins; Disney's Camp Rock 3 Details

Mark Harmon, who starred as Leroy Jethro Gibbs for 18 seasons on NCIS, returns for the next chapter in the iconic character's story this fall. Harmon will appear in all episodes of NCIS: Origins this season as part of a present-day mystery tied to his '90s Camp Pendleton days in an action-packed story that unfolds all season long.

Harmon, who serves as executive producer on the series, also narrates each episode. He previously appeared onscreen as Gibbs in the NCIS: Origins 2024 series premiere and made a special guest appearance during the first crossover event between NCIS and NCIS: Origins in November 2025.

NCIS: Origins follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in the early '90s, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Harmon. Also starring Kyle Schmid, Mariel Molino, Tyla Abercrumbie, Diany Rodriguez and Caleb Foote.

Disney revealed the brand-new teaser for Camp Rock 3, showcasing the next generation of rockers taking center stage and a first look at the performance of the new single "One Beat Away." Camp Rock 3 premieres August 13 on Disney Channel and next day on Disney+.

When Connect 3 loses their opening act for a major reunion tour, they return to their beloved Camp Rock to discover the next big thing. As campers vie for the chance to open for their favorite band, tensions rise and friendships are tested - leading to unexpected alliances, revelations, and romances.

Joining the franchise are Liamani Segura (Sage), Malachi Barton (Fletch), Lumi Pollack (Rosie), Sherry Cola (Lark), Hudson Stone (Desi), Casey Trotter (Cliff), Brooklynn Pitts (Callie) and Ava Jean (Madison). Returning cast members include Joe Jonas (Shane Gray), Nick Jonas (Nate Gray), Kevin Jonas (Jason Gray) and Maria Canals-Barrera (Connie).

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CBS 2026 Season Finale Dates; Wanda Sykes Returns with Third Netflix Special

CBS announced season finale dates for its original primetime comedies, dramas and unscripted series for the 2025-2026 broadcast season.

Thursday, April 23
9:00-11:00 PM Matlock (second season finale)

Sunday, May 3
10:00-11:00 PM Watson (series finale)

Tuesday, May 5
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: Origins (second season finale)

Monday, May 11
8:00-8:30 PM The Neighborhood (series finale)
8:30-9:00 PM DMV (series finale)

Tuesday, May 12
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS (23rd season finale)
9:00-11:00 PM NCIS: Sydney (third season finale)

Wednesday, May 13
9:30-11:00 PM America's Culinary Cup (first season finale)

Saturday, May 16
10:00-11:00 PM 48 Hours (39th season finale)

Sunday, May 17
7:00-8:00 PM 60 Minutes (58th season finale)

Monday, May 18
8:00-9:00 PM FBI (eighth season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM CIA (first season finale)

Wednesday, May 20
8:00-11:00 PM Survivor (50th season finale)

Thursday, May 21
8:00-9:00 PM Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage (second season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM Ghosts (fifth season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM Elsbeth (third season finale)
11:35 PM-12:37 AM The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (series finale)

Friday, May 22
8:00-9:00 PM Sheriff Country (first season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM Fire Country (fourth season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM Boston Blue (first season finale)

Sunday, May 24
8:00-9:00 PM Marshals (first season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM Tracker (third season finale)

Wednesday, May 27
8:00-8:30 PM Hollywood Squares (second season finale)

Wanda Sykes returns to her roots for her third Netflix stand-up special, Wanda Sykes: Legacy, filmed live at her alma mater, Hampton University, and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Julie Dash, drops May 19 on Netflix. With the trademark wit and fearless insight that have earned her multiple Emmy wins and nominations, Sykes delivers an hour of bold, smart, and laugh-out-loud comedy that cements her legacy as a comedy icon.

Directed by Julie Dash, Producer: Page Hurwitz, Wanda Sykes, Productions Companies: Push It Productions.

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CBS Renews 10 More Series for 2026-27; Shifting Gears and Abbott Elementary Return Big in January

CBS announced that it has renewed 10 additional series for the 2026-2027 broadcast season. The renewed CBS Original series include: Tracker, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Matlock, Elsbeth, Fire Country, NCIS, NCIS: Origins, NCIS: Sydney, Survivor, and The Amazing Race. They join previous series orders for the 2026-2027 season: Boston Blue, Sheriff Country, FBI, Ghosts, and new Cupertino and Einstein. This brings the total number of series ordered for the 2026-2027 season to 16. Additional series orders and renewals will be made at future dates.

ABC's Wednesday comedies are back in style. Shifting Gears (8 p.m. ET/PT) roared back for its midseason premiere, earning 6.88 million Total Viewers after seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, rising +58% (vs. 4.36 million) over the show's initial Live+Same Day audience. The show scored its biggest total audience since the season debut (10/1/25). Abbott Elementary (8:30 p.m. ET/PT) also returned on a high note, earning 5.81 million Total Viewers after seven days of multiplatform viewing, rising +112% (vs. 2.74 million) over the initial Live+Same Day audience with its best audience in five weeks (since 10/22/25).

Standing as the top two shows of the night, Shifting Gears (0.57 rating) and Abbott Elementary (0.56 rating) dominated the linear landscape as the No. 2 and No. 3 scripted shows of the week in Adults 18-49, respectively, behind only ABC's High Potential. Coming up next week (Jan. 28 on ABC, streaming next day on Hulu), Matt is thrilled to show off his military-hero son Sam on Shifting Gears (8 p.m. ET/PT), but a shift in Sam's career could finally give Riley a chance to be the golden child. Meanwhile, Andy's singing hits all the wrong notes for Riley. Jesse Williams and Luke Macfarlane guest star. And on Abbott Elementary (8:30 p.m. ET/PT), when picture day catches the teachers at Abbott by surprise, chaos ensues.

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CBS Renews 9 Additional Series for 2025-26; Hulu Picks Up Paradise for Season 2

CBS announced that it has renewed nine additional series for the 2025-2026 broadcast season. The renewed CBS Original series include Tracker, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Hollywood Squares, Elsbeth, Fire Country, NCIS, NCIS: Origins, and NCIS: Sydney. Additionally, the Network has ordered two more seasons of hit comedy Ghosts, taking the series through the 2026-2027 season.

Previous series orders for the 2025-2026 season include Matlock starring Kathy Bates; Fire Country spinoff series Sheriff Country starring Morena Baccarin; new police drama Boston Blue (working title) starring Donnie Wahlberg as his Blue Bloods character Danny Reagan; singing competition series The Road from executive producers Blake Shelton and Taylor Sheridan; and veterans Survivor and The Amazing Race. The original FBI series was formerly renewed through the 2026-2027 broadcast season. This brings the total number of series ordered for the 2025-2026 season to 16. Additional series orders and renewals will be made at future dates.

Hulu Original drama series Paradise, which hails from 20th Television, has been renewed for a second season. Following the season one finale on Hulu on March 4, Paradise will air a full first season run on ABC beginning Monday, April 7 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

The political thriller is from creator Dan Fogelman and stars Sterling K. Brown (This is Us, American Fiction, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story) as Agent Xavier Collins. Paradise is set in a serene community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals. But this tranquility explodes when a shocking murder occurs, and a high-stakes investigation unfolds. Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Aliyah Mastin and Percy Daggs IV star in the debut season.

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CBS Orders Full Season for Poppa's House; The CW Acquires Bob ♥ Abishola Reruns; Remembering Alan Rachins of Dharma & Greg

CBS announced full season orders for the new comedy Poppa's House and the drama NCIS: Origins, the newest addition of the global franchise. Poppa's House, starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., features Wayans as legendary talk radio host and happily divorced "Poppa" who has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son, a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband. Essence Atkins and Tetona Jackson also star. Dean Lorey, Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. executive produce for CBS Studios. Poppa's House airs on Mondays (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

NCIS: Origins follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid). Mariel Molino, Tyla Abercrumbie, Diany Rodriguez and Caleb Foote also star. David J. North, Gina Lucita Monreal, Mark Harmon and Sean Harmon executive produce for CBS Studios. NCIS: Origins airs on Mondays (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

The CW has acquired reruns of Bob ♥ Abishola. The series started in syndication this past Fall and now it will air on primetime as well on The CW. The sitcom will air Fridays beginning next Friday (November 15), in which it will air 8-10pm. Subsequent weeks it may be just 8-9pm. It will continue to air in local syndcation, Laff TV and COZI TV. In the series premiere, we meet Bob (Billy Gardell "Mike & Molly," "Young Sheldon,") who runs his family's successful, highly competitive sock company with his mother, Dottie (Christine Ebersole, Tony Award-winning actress in "Grey Gardens"), his sister, Christina (Maribeth Monroe "The Good Place" "Workaholics"), and his younger brother, Douglas (Matt Jones "Mom"). When the stress of the job lands him in the hospital, he meets Abishola (Folake Olowofoyeku "Transparent"), his kind, hard-working nurse to whom he's immediately drawn. Now, all Bob needs to do is convince her to give him a chance, which will take some time since they couldn't be different. After coming to America from Nigeria to find a better life for her and her son, Dele (Travis Wolfe, Jr. ("Raven's Home"), a straight-A student, Abishola lives in a small apartment with her super-protective relatives, Auntie Olu (Shola Adewusi "Babes") and Uncle Tunde (Barry Shabaka Henley "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.").

Actor Alan Rachins, who starred as Larry Finkelstein in Dharma & Greg, has died. He died from heart failure at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on November 2. Mr. Rachins was 82.

Rachins starred as Douglas Brackman Jr. in the 1986-1994 NBC legal drama L.A. Law. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of the fictional Los Angeles–based law firm McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak (later McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney, Kuzak, and Becker). Douglas Brackman Jr. is a managing partner and interim senior partner. Rachins received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for the role in 1988.

He starred as Myron Lawrence "Larry" Finkelstein, Dharma's (Jenna Elfman) hippie father, in the 1997-2002 ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg. Larry Finkelstein is a stereotypical 1960s radical who frequently rants about various conspiracies, a lot of which revolve around Richard Nixon. The series also starred Thomas Gibson, Mimi Kennedy, Mitchell Ryan, Susan Sullivan, Joel Murray and Shae D'lyn.

Some of his sitcom guest appearances included Brothers (1984), D.C. Follies, Ferris Bueller, The Golden Girls, Love Boat: The Next Wave, In-Laws, Just Shoot Me!, Surviving Suburbia, Happy Endings, Good Luck Charlie, The Crazy Ones, Mom, The Middle and Young Sheldon. He provided the voice of Norman Osborn in the 2008-2009 animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man. Some of his other voice credits included Batman: The Animated Series (2 episodes), Rugrats, Justice League Unlimited and American Dad!.

Rachins had a recurring role as Stanley in six episodes of the TNT crime drama Rizzoli & Isles from 2011 to 2013. Some of his other television credits included The White Shadow, Barnaby Jones, Dallas, Paris, J.J. Starbuck, Tales from the Crypt, Poltergeist: The Legacy, Diagnosis: Murder, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (2 episodes), Stargate SG-1, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Close to Home, Eli Stone, General Hospital (5 episodes), Grey's Anatomy and NCIS. He directed an episode of Paris in 1980. He wrote episodes of Hill Street Blues, Hart to Hart and The Fall Guy.

He starred as Tony Moss in Showgirls (1995). He played Fred Rutherford in Leave it to Beaver (1997).

Mr. Rachins was a talented and versatile actor. He was funny and memorable as Dharma's hippie father in Dharma & Greg. He will be greatly missed.

We also remember record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer Quincy Jones. He died from pancreatic cancer on November 3 at his home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Mr. Jones was 91.

Jones composed "The Streetbeater", which became the theme music for the 1972-1977 NBC sitcom Sanford and Son, starring his close friend Redd Foxx. Although the piece did not reach Billboard status, it has maintained mainstream popularity, ranking 9th in a Rolling Stone Reader Poll of Television Theme Songs.

He composed the theme song for the 1966-1967 NBC sitcom Hey, Landlord. He also worked as a composer for seven episodes. He was the composer for the 1969-1971 NBC sitcom The Bill Cosby Show. He composed the theme music for the 1980-1981 NBC sitcom Sanford. Some of his other television composer credits included Ironside and Banacek. He guest starred as Les Appleton in a 1967 episode of Ironside. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for the ABC miniseries Roots (1977).

In 1990, Quincy Jones Productions joined with Time Warner to create Quincy Jones Entertainment (QJE). He was an executive producer for the 1990-1996 NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He appeared as himself in two episodes in 1990 and 1993. He was an executive producer for the 1995-1999 NBC/UPN sitcom In the House. In 1997, he produced the short-lived USA Network sitcom Lost on Earth. Jones also produced Fox's sketch comedy series Mad TV, which ran for 14 seasons.

Jones composed numerous films scores including for The Pawnbroker (1965), In the Heat of the Night (1967), In Cold Blood (1967), The Italian Job (1969), The Wiz (1978) and The Color Purple (1985).

Mr. Jones was a music legend. He received many accolades including 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for seven Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. We thank him for the music. He will be sorely missed.

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CBS Fall 2024 Premiere Dates; Disney Entertainment Television at San Diego Comic-Con 2024

CBS announced fall premiere dates for its five new and 15 returning series for the 2024-25 primetime schedule. The official "CBS Premiere Week" actually kicks off with a full week of original episodes beginning Monday, Oct. 14 with the 22nd season premiere of NCIS, and two hours of the new drama NCIS: Origins starring Austin Stowell as a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs and narrated by Mark Harmon. All the FBI series returns Oct. 15. Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage premieres on October 17 followed by the season premiere of Ghosts at 8:30pm. Elsbeth returns the same night at 10pm. On Fridaym Oct. 18, S.W.A.T. and Fire Country return, leading into Blue Bloods for its 14th and final season at 10pm.

The fall lineup includes two special "Sneak Peeks" prior to CBS Premiere Week: The new Thursday night drama series Matlock, starring Kathy Bates, on Sunday, Sept. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) with a strong lead in from the 57th season premiere of 60 Minutes, and the new Wednesday night action-adventure reality competition series The Summit, set in the New Zealand Alps and hosted by Manu Bennett, on Sunday, Sept. 29 (9:00-10:30 PM, ET; 8:30-10:00 PM, PT) with a powerful lead in following an NFL on CBS doubleheader and an original 60 Minutes.

In addition, the hit reality series Survivor debuts its 47th season with a two-hour episode on Wednesday, Sept. 18 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). New sitcom Poppa's House premieres Monday, Oct. 21 at 8:30pm following the season premiere of The Neighborhood at 8. Last season's new series Tracker returns Sunday, Oct. 27, while The Equalizer also returns that night.

Downtown San Diego will be home to carnivals, factories, pop-up restaurants and more as Disney Entertainment Television touts a star-studded and immersive lineup of programming across its portfolio of content brands including 20th Television, 20th Television Animation, ABC, ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, FX and Hulu. Beginning Thursday, July 25, Hulu's Animayhem Factory, ABC's A.V.A. Fest (A Very Abbott Festival), and #FXSDCC outdoor activations will be open to the public directly outside the San Diego Convention Center. Plus, inside the convention halls, the Disney Entertainment Television booth will have 12 autograph signing sessions with talent from fan-favorite series.

Abbott Elementary will reach new heights at San Diego Comic-Con, inviting attendees to experience A.V.A. Fest (A Very Abbott Festival) firsthand. Inspired by two fan-favorite episodes from the series, this carnival-themed activation is poised to be Abbott's biggest, flashiest, "over-the-top and unhinged" fan experience to date. From a soaring swing ride to a colorful ball pit photo op and the chance to “dunk a white dude,” guests will encounter a wide variety of series-themed games and attractions inspired by its beloved characters. Also not to be missed – hourly live performances by the official Philadelphia Eagles Drumline and an exclusive festival playlist curated by Questlove. Hulu is bringing Animayhem back to San Diego Comic-Con with a zany, 2D-ifying factory where its beloved animated series are made. The factory is complete with Hulu's most iconic animated titles like Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, Futurama, The Simpsons and more. The activation is located right next to the Convention Center in the Bayfront’s Parking Lot.

FX will host a can't-miss series of immersive experiences transporting fans into their favorite FX series with interactive experiences, exclusive merch and photo opportunities including FX's The Bear Restaurant Pop-Up, the FX Fearless Hellevator, and featuring It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and What We Do in the Shadows.

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CBS 2024-25 Schedule; AXS TV's Shirley Partridge Mother of the Year Marathon

CBS 2024-25

Fall 2024

Mondays
8:00PM The Neighborhood
8:30PM Poppa's House (NEW!)
9:00PM NCIS
10:00PM NCIS: Origins (NEW!)

Tuesdays
8:00PM FBI
9:00PM FBI: International
10:00PM FBI: Most Wanted

Wednesdays
8:00PM Survivor
9:30PM The Summit (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (NEW!)
8:30PM Ghosts
9:00PM Matlock (NEW!)
10:00PM Elsbeth

Fridays
8:00PM S.W.A.T.
9:00PM Fire Country
10:00PM Blue Bloods

Saturdays
8:00PM Saturday Encores
9:00PM Saturday Encores
10:00PM 48 Hours

Sundays
7:00PM 60 Minutes
8:00PM Tracker
9:00PM The Equalizer (new time period)
10:00PM Drama Encores

 
Mid-Season 2025 Changes:
Wednesdays (January)
8:00PM The Price Is Right At Night
9:00PM Raid the Cage
10:00PM Hollywood Squares (NEW!)

Wednesdays (Spring)
8:00PM Survivor
9:30PM The Amazing Race

Fridays (Spring)
8:00PM NCIS: Sydney
9:00PM Fire Country
10:00PM S.W.A.T.

Sundays (Spring)
7:00PM 60 Minutes
8:00PM Tracker
9:00PM The Equalizer (new time period)
10:00PM Watson (NEW!)

NOTES: Fast forwarding one year into the future, the Network also ordered its first new series for the 2025-26 broadcasting season - the drama series Sheriff Country, starring Morena Baccarin, an extension of the Fire Country universe.

Discuss CBS's 2024-25 lineup and view the full press release.

Named in honor of Shirley Partridge's historic nomination for Mother of the Year by the esteemed Women's Journal (season three, episode two), AXS TV's Mother's Day block puts the spotlight on 16 classic The Partridge Family episodes—capturing the musical matriarch in all of her motherly glory, providing her talented brood with love, guidance, and plenty of laughs, as they hop aboard their iconic multi-colored bus and hit the road for superstardom. AXS TV's "Shirley Partridge Mother of the Year Marathon airs Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, starting at 1 p.m. ET.

This special event kicks off with "M Is For The Many Things," in which the beloved Mrs. Partridge races to accept the award for Mother Of The Year after a hectic road trip navigating through a host of wrong turns, traffic tickets, a missing wallet, and more. The episode will lead off both the Saturday and Sunday lineups, starting at 1 p.m. ET. Other highlights include unforgettable guest roles by groundbreaking entertainers from across the pop culture spectrum, ranging from Country trailblazer Johnny Cash to Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith in a pair of pre-Charlie's Angels appearances; as well as legendary radio and television personality Dick Clark; and even Luke Skywalker, himself—Mark Hamill—six years before his career-defining role in Star Wars. The block also features enduring The Partridge Family singles such as "I Think I Love You," "Let The Good Times In," "That'll Be The Day" and more—ensuring viewers will be singing along all weekend long!

The Partridge Family stars Oscar®-winning actress Shirley Jones as Shirley Partridge, with Danny Bonaduce, Susan Dey, Suzanne Crough, Jeremy Gelbwaks, and teen sensation David Cassidy as her rockin' offspring. Encore presentations of each block will air in primetime at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday.

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CBS Renews NCIS and The Neighborhood; Max's Pretty Little Liars Returns May 9

CBS announced the hit series NCIS and The Neighborhood have been renewed for the 2024-2025 broadcast season. NCIS flagship series NCIS is in its 21st season. This renewal brings NCIS through its 22nd season. NCIS airs on Mondays at 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT.

The Neighborhood is currently in its sixth season. This renewal brings The Neighborhood through its seventh season. The Neighborhood airs on Mondays at 8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT. NCIS and The Neighborhood air on the CBS Television Network and are available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after it airs).

The Max Original drama series Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, from Warner Bros. Television, debuts with two episodes Thursday, May 9, followed by one new episode weekly through June 20 on Max.

Following the harrowing events of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, our Pretty Little Liars face a fate worse than death - summer school. However, Millwood High isn't the only thing getting in the way of their fun summer jobs and new, dreamy love interests. A new villain, who may or may not have a connection to A, has come to town and is going to put them all to the test.

Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Zaria, Malia Pyles, and Maia Reficco return as the next generation of Pretty Little Liars. The series also stars Mallory Bechtel, Sharon Leal, Alex Aiono, Jordan Gonzalez, and Elias Kacavas.

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CBS 2023-24 Season Finale Dates; Hacks Star Gets Max Comedy Special

CBS announced season finale dates for its original primetime comedies, dramas and unscripted series for the 2023-2024 broadcast season.

Thursday, May 2
8:31-9:01 PM - Ghosts (third season finale)

Monday, May 6
8:00-8:30 PM - The Neighborhood (sixth season finale)
8:30-9:00 PM - Bob ♥ Abishola (series finale)
9:00-10:00 PM - NCIS (21st season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM - NCIS: Hawai'i (third season finale)

Wednesday, May 15
9:30-11:00 PM - The Amazing Race (36th season finale)

Thursday, May 16
8:00-9:00 PM - Young Sheldon (special back-to-back episodes for series finale)
9:00-10:00 PM - So Help Me Todd (second season finale)

Friday, May 17
8:00-9:00 PM - S.W.A.T. (series finale)
9:00-10:00 PM - Fire Country (second season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM - Blue Bloods (14th season finale*)

Saturday, May 18
10:00-11:00 PM - 48 Hours (36th season finale)

Sunday, May 19
7:00-8:00 PM - 60 Minutes (56th season finale)
8:00-9:00 PM - The Equalizer (fourth season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM - Tracker (first season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM - CSI: Vegas (third season finale)

Tuesday, May 21
8:00-9:00 PM - FBI (sixth season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM - FBI: International (third season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM - FBI: Most Wanted (fifth season finale)

Wednesday, May 22
8:00-11:00 PM - Survivor (three-hour 46th edition finale)

Thursday, May 23
10:00-11:00 PM - Elsbeth (first season finale)

*Blue Bloods will return to the fall schedule to conclude the second half of its 14th and final season. ***

Best known for her starring role in the Max Original comedy series Hacks, Hannah Einbinder will tape her first stand-up comedy special in front of a live audience at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on April 20. The special will air exclusively on Max this June. Hannah Einbinder stars in Hacks, which returns for its third season on May 2. Einbinder's performance in Hacks has earned her numerous accolades, including two Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Einbinder has owned the stage as a stand-up comedian at venues and festivals around the country. She made her late-night stand-up debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2019 and was highlighted as one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" in 2021.

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CBS Winter 2024 Schedule; The CW Pulls 2 Comedies

CBS announced its premiere dates and rollout plan for its 2024 primetime schedule, which will launch immediately following the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11. The Network will air original episodes of new and returning series beginning on Sunday evening and throughout the following week. Additional programming to be announced in the next few weeks. Previously announced legal drama Matlock, starring Kathy Bates, and Poppa's House, a comedy starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., are currently planned to air during the 2024-2025 broadcast season. Tracker starring and executive produced by Justin Hartley premieres Sunday, Feb. 11 in the highly coveted post-Super Bowl timeslot. Comedy block of The Neighborhood and Bob ♥ Abishola, NCIS and NCIS: Hawai'i premiere Monday, Feb. 12 beginning at 8:00 PM. All FBI Tuesday returns Feb. 13 at 8:00 PM. The Thursday comedy block premieres Thursday, Feb. 15 with Young Sheldon at 8:00 PM and Ghosts at 8:30 PM, So Help Me Todd at 9:00 PM and an encore episode of Tracker at 10:00 PM for two weeks. Friday dramas S.W.A.T., Fire Country and Blue Bloods returns Feb. 16 at 8:00 PM.

CSI: Vegas moves to Sundays at 10:00 PM beginning Feb. 18 Following the season four premiere of The Equalizer at 8:00 PM and Tracker in its regular time period at 9:00 PM. Survivor returns with two-hour episodes for the premiere on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 8:00 PM and the second episode on Wednesday, March 6 at 8:00 PM followed by 90-minute episodes throughout the season. New drama Elsbeth premieres Thursday, Feb. 29 at 10:00 PM. The Amazing Race returns with 90-minute episodes beginning Wednesday, March 13 at 9:30 PM.

The CW has pulled two of its Thursday comedies. Run the Burbs and Everyone Else Burns have been pulled from the schedule. The comedy Children Ruin Everything, will now air from 8:30-9:00pm ET starting Thursday, November 16 following Son of a Critch, which remains at 8. Whose Line Is It Anyway? will air 9:00-9:30pm ET and The Great American Joke Off will air from 9:30-10:30pm ET.

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The Santa Clauses Season 2 Launches November 8; CBS Alters Fall Schedule

Season two of the Disney+ Original series, The Santa Clauses, from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television, will debut with a two-episode premiere on Wednesday, November 8, followed by new episodes weekly. In the series' sophomore season, the Calvin family is back at the North Pole, as Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) continues his role as Santa Claus after his retirement plans were thwarted when he failed to find a worthy successor in season one. Now that Scott and his family have successfully saved Christmas, Scott turns his focus towards training his son Cal (Austin Kane) to eventually take over the "family business" as Santa Claus.

In addition to Tim Allen, who will executive produce and reprise the beloved role of Santa/Scott Calvin, season two stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Mrs. Claus/Carol, Austin Kane as Cal Calvin Claus, Elizabeth Allen-Dick as Sandra Calvin Claus, Devin Bright as Noel, Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias as Kris Kringle, and Eric Stonestreet as Magnus Antas, aka The Mad Santa. Matilda Lawler will also reprise her role of Santa's chief of staff, Betty, as a recurring guest star along with Marta Kessler as Olga, Liam Kyle as Gary, Isabella Bennett as Edie, Sasha Knight as Crouton, Ruby Jay as Riley, Mia Lynn Bangunan as Pontoon, and Laura San Giacomo as La Befana, the Christmas Witch.

CBS has altered its fall schedule a bit again. Buddy Games will have a special airing on Thursday, Sept. 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) instead of its previous time on Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). It will be followed by Big Brother (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and The Challenge: USA (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). NCIS: Sydney will now air on a new day and time, premiering Tuesday, Nov. 14 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) instead of the previously announced airdate (Monday, Nov 13, 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) followed by encores of NCIS (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and FBI True moving an hour later to a new time period (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

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SitcomsOnline Digest: Warner Bros. Television Suspends Deals with Top Creators; Fran Drescher Re-Elected President of SAG-AFTRA

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Once again, it seems like we're hitting TV (at least as we know it) doomsday, as we enter a mostly non-existent fall TV season, with strikes that will never end and a blackout dispute between Spectrum and cable channels owned by Disney that has both sides saying it may not even be worth settling. Nonetheless, we're here with some highlights for you. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• With a writers strike that appears to have no end still ongoing, Warner Bros. Television has suspended some deals that they have with top creators, though it is anticipated that the suspended time will be added to the end of the contracts. (Deadline)
• Fran Drescher has been re-elected as SAG-AFTRA president, in the middle of the on-going strike. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Like many shows, Saved by the Bell did some things that seemed acceptable in the 90s that wouldn't be so acceptable today, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar is talking all about it in a podcast. (CNN)
• When Bob Barker recently died, many noticed he had not made any public appearances in a while, and that may be because he suffered from Alzheimer's disease for years leading up to his death. (Deadline)
• Networks need something scripted to air in the current drought, so Fox is going with encores and CBS is looking down under to Australia. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 9 - SEPTEMBER 15)

• Catchy Comedy has a binge of My Three Sons this weekend.
• A new season of The Morning Show arrives on Wednesday on Apple TV+.
• If you're into daytime TV, several new court shows (with the exact same hosts as the old court shows) debut Monday in syndication.

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CBS to Air NCIS: Sydney This Fall; Fox Makes Fall Change

CBS will take American viewers down under this fall with the CBS Original Series NCIS: Sydney, the first-ever international edition of the top-rated television franchise. Filmed against the spectacular backdrop of one of the world's most breathtaking harbor cities, the eight-episode season of NCIS: Sydney will air Mondays, beginning Monday, Nov. 13 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs) The series stars Olivia Swann (DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The River Wild) as NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey and Todd Lasance (Without Remorse, Spartacus: War of the Damned) as her 2IC AFP counterpart, Sergeant Jim "JD" Dempsey. They are joined by Sean Sagar (The Covenant, Mea Culpa) as NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson; Tuuli Narkle (Mystery Road: Origin, Bad Behaviour) as AFP liaison officer Constable Evie Cooper; Mavournee Hazel (Shantaram, Halifax: Retribution) as AFP forensic scientist Bluebird "Blue" Gleeson and William McInnes (The Newsreader, Total Control) as AFP forensic pathologist Dr Roy Penrose.

Fox has made a change to its Tuesday Fall schedule. Beginning Tuesday, September 19 at 9pm, reality series I Can See Your Voice has been delayed til midseason, so it will be replaced by encores of 9-1-1: Lone Star. No other changes are being made, so Name That Tune will still air Tuesdays at 8pm. I Can See Your Voice returns for Season Three with all-new theme nights, hosted and executive produced by Ken Jeong. Cheryl Hines and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton also return with a rotating panel of celebrity detectives to help one contestant tell the difference between good and bad singers... without ever hearing them sing a note. With $100,000 on the line, the contestant will attempt to weed out the bad "Secret Voices" from the good. In the end, the singer whom the contestant picks will reveal their true voice in a duet performance with a musical superstar, resulting in an amazing musical collaboration or a totally hilarious train wreck.

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CBS Fall 2023 Premiere Dates; Comedy Central Original Movie with Comedic Stars

CBS announced the Fall 2023 primetime programming premiere dates, which kick off in September and roll out through the fall. As previously announced, the fall lineup features original programming every night of the week, with more than 185 hours of original programming (not including sports). The CBS schedule includes a broadcast run of Yellowstone, three new alternative series, expanded versions of iconic reality series, Paramount+ original series, primetime news programs and live sports. A chronological list of series premiere dates follows. Additional programming will be announced in the future. All times Eastern.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 2
7:30-11:00 PM COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON CBS: TEXAS TECH at WYOMING

SATURDAY, SEPT. 9
7:30-11:00 PM COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON CBS: UCLA at SAN DIEGO STATE

THURSDAY, SEPT. 14
8:00-9:00 PM BIG BROTHER (Live Show)
9:00-10:00 PM BUDDY GAMES (CBS Series Debut)
10:00-11:00 PM THE CHALLENGE: USA

SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS (Encore Episode)
9:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS (36th Season Premiere - Two Back-to-Back Episodes)

SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 (NFL on CBS Football Doubleheader*)
7:30-8:30 PM* 60 MINUTES (56th Season Premiere)
8:30-10:30 PM* YELLOWSTONE (CBS Broadcast Run Starts with Season One, from Paramount Network)
10:30 PM-11:30 PM BIG BROTHER

SATURDAY, SEPT. 23
7:30-11:00 PM "BIG TEN ON CBS" COLLEGE FOOTBALL: IOWA at PENN STATE

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00-10:00 PM YELLOWSTONE (Two Back-to-Back Episodes)
10:00-11:00 PM BIG BROTHER

MONDAY, SEPT. 25
8:00-11:00 PM NCIS 20th Anniversary Mini-Marathon (OTO)

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 (Full Season of 90-Minute Episodes)
8:00-9:30 PM SURVIVOR (45th Season Premiere, NTP)
9:30-11:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (35th Season Premiere, NTP)

FRIDAY, SEPT. 29
8:00-10:00 PM FIRE COUNTRY (Two Encore Episodes Back-to-Back)
10:00-11:00 PM Classic BLUE BLOODS Episodes

MONDAY, OCT. 2
8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT (OTO)
9:00-10:00 PM LOTERÍA LOCA (CBS Series Debut)
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS (Encore Episode)

TUESDAY, OCT. 3
8:00-9:00 PM BIG BROTHER (NTP)
9:00-10:00 PM FBI TRUE (Broadcast Debut, from Paramount+)
10:00-11:00 PM FBI (Encore Episode, NTP)

MONDAY, OCT. 9
8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT (OTO)
9:00-10:00 PM LOTERÍA LOCA
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS (Encore Episode)

FRIDAY, OCT. 13
8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT (NTP)
9:00-10:00 PM RAID THE CAGE (CBS Series Debut)
10:00-11:00 PM Classic BLUE BLOODS Episodes

THURSDAY, NOV. 2
8:00-9:00 PM BIG BROTHER
9:00-9:30 PM YOUNG SHELDON (Encore Episode - OTO)
9:30-10:00 PM GHOSTS (Encore Episode - OTO)
10:00-11:00 PM SEAL TEAM (Returns to CBS with Season Five, from Paramount+)

FRIDAY, NOV. 3
8:00-9:00 PM LET'S MAKE A DEAL PRIMETIME (NTP)
9:00-10:00 PM RAID THE CAGE
10:00-11:00 PM Classic BLUE BLOODS Episodes

SATURDAY, NOV. 4
7:30-11:00 PM "SEC ON CBS" COLLEGE FOOTBALL: GAME OF THE WEEK

SATURDAY, NOV. 11
8:00-10:30 PM NWSL (NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE) CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
10:30-11:00 PM BOB ♥ ABISHOLA (Encore OTO Episode)

THURSDAY, NOV. 16
8:00-8:30 PM YOUNG SHELDON (Encore Episode - NTP)
8:30-9:00 PM GHOSTS (Encore Episode - NTP)
9:00-10:00 PM GHOSTS U.K. (Two Back-to-Back Half-Hour Episodes)
10:00-11:00 PM SEAL TEAM

MTV Entertainment Studios announced Office Race, an all-new Comedy Central original movie, is set to premiere on Monday, September 4 at 8PM ET/PT. Starring Beck Bennett (Saturday Night Live), Joel McHale (Animal Control), alongside Kelsey Grammer (Frasier), Kylie Bunbury (Big Sky), Erinn Hayes (A Christmas Story Christmas), Geoffrey Arend (500 Days of Summer), Katlyn Carlson (iCarly), Matt Richards (That Damn Michael Che), Karolena Theresa (You Hurt My Feelings), with J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother).

Office Race centers around an unambitious office worker (Beck Bennett) who goes to great lengths - specifically 26.2 miles - to defeat his exercise-obsessed, micromanaging boss (Joel McHale).

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Apple TV+ Orders Comedy with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey; CBS 2023 Season Finale Dates

Apple TV+ announced a series order for a new, 10-episode half-hour comedy that reunites stars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey. Created by Emmy Award winner David West Read (upcoming The Big Door Prize, Schitt's Creek, and Broadway's & Juliet), who will also serve as executive producer, the new comedy will be produced for Apple TV+ by Skydance Television. The untitled comedy is a heartfelt odd couple love story revolving around the strange and beautiful bond between Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. Matthew and Woody's friendship is tested when their combined families attempt to live together on Matthew's ranch in Texas. In addition to starring, Harrelson and McConaughey will executive produce alongside Read. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Matt Thunell will serve as executive producers for Skydance Television with Bill Bost and Jeremy Plager.

CBS announced season finale dates for its original primetime comedies, dramas and unscripted series for the 2022-2023 broadcast season.

Thursday, May 11
8:30-9:00 PM GHOSTS (second season finale)

Friday, May 12
8:00-9:00 PM S.W.A.T. (part one of the sixth season finale)

Sunday, May 14
9:00-10:00 PM 10:00-11:00 PM EAST NEW YORK (season one finale)
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (first part of the two-part series finale)

Monday, May 15
NCIS: HAWAI`I (first part of the second season finale)

Wednesday, May 17
9:00-11:00 PM TRUE LIES (two-part first season finale)

Thursday, May 18
8:00-9:00 PM YOUNG SHELDON (sixth season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM SO HELP ME TODD (first season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: VEGAS (second season finale)

Friday, May 19
8:00-9:00 PM S.W.A.T. (second part of the sixth season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM FIRE COUNTRY (first season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS (13th season finale)

Sunday, May 21
8:00-9:00 PM THE EQUALIZER (season three finale)
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (second part of the series finale)
10:00-11:00 PM CBS Presents A SALUTE TO NCIS: LOS ANGELES, an ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT special

Monday, May 22
8:00-8:30 PM THE NEIGHBORHOOD (fifth season finale)
8:30-9:00 PM BOB ♥ ABISHOLA (fourth season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS (20th season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: HAWAI`I (second part of the second season finale)

Tuesday, May 23
8:00-9:00 PM FBI (100th episode and fifth season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM FBI: INTERNATIONAL (second season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM FBI: MOST WANTED (fourth season finale)

Wednesday, May 24
8:00-11:00 PM SURVIVOR (three-hour 44th edition finale)

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CBS Renews 9 More Series for 2023-24; Not Dead Yet Scores Big in Delayed 7-Day MP Viewing

CBS announced that it has renewed nine additional series for the 2023-2024 season. The renewed CBS Original series are NCIS, 60 Minutes, CSI: Vegas, NCIS: Hawai'i, Survivor, The Amazing Race, Tough as Nails, Lingo and the true crime docuseries 48 Hours, Saturday's #1 non-sports primetime series for 17 consecutive seasons. To date, CBS has renewed 19 series, including the previously announced #1 new series/drama Fire Country, #1 comedy Young Sheldon, Ghosts, The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola, So Help Me Todd, The Equalizer, FBI, FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted. In addition, The Never Game, a new drama starring Justin Hartley, received an early series order for the 2023-2024 season.

After seven days of viewing across linear and digital platforms, the series debut of Not Dead Yet (on 2/8 at 8:30pm) soared to 7.6 million Total Viewers, marking ABC's most-watched multiplatform comedy debut in nearly 4 years - since Bless This Mess on 4/16/19. Quadrupling its Live+Same Day Adult 18-49 rating with a delayed-viewing increase of +300% (0.44 rating to 1.76 rating), Not Dead Yet delivered the biggest growth ever for an ABC comedy debut. In addition, with a lift of +4.0 million viewers from its Live+Same Day average to its Multiplatform+7 Day average (3.6 million to 7.6 million), Not Dead Yet posted the largest delayed-viewing increase for an ABC comedy debut in over 4 years in Total Viewers - since The Conners on 10/16/18.

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CBS Fall 2022 Premiere Dates; Showtime Greenlights Pilot with Mandy Patinkin and Wife

CBS announced the premiere dates for its 2022-2023 fall season that begins Monday, Sept. 19. The Network will roll out the strategic launches of four new shows and 18 returning series over a few weeks. Of note, the new romance adventure competition The Real Love Boat will now air at 9:00 PM on Wednesdays, leading into The Amazing Race in its new time period at 10:00 PM. CBS Monday will premiere on Monday, Sept. 19 with comedies The Neighborhood and Bob ♥ Abishola, followed by NCIS and NCIS: Hawai'i. The All-FBI Tuesday debuts Sept. 20 with FBI, FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted. Survivor returns with a two-hour debut Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 PM, followed by The Amazing Race in its new time period at 10:00 PM. The new reality romance adventure The Real Love Boat sets sail on all-reality Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 9:00 PM. On Thursday, Sept. 29 comedy Young Sheldon returns at 8:00 PM, followed by Ghosts in its new time period at 8:30 PM, the witty new comedic drama So Help Me Todd at 9:00 PM and CSI: Vegas at 10:00 PM. Edgy new drama East New York premieres Sunday, Oct. 2 at 9:30 PM (time approx. on east coast because of NFL) following 60 Minutes and The Equalizer. Sunday drama NCIS: Los Angeles returns a week later on Oct. 9 at 10:00 PM. And finally, friday's heart-pounding new drama Fire Country debuts Oct. 7 at 9:00 PM sandwiched between S.W.A.T. and Blue Bloods.

Showtime announced that it has greenlit the half-hour comedy pilot Seasoned, starring longtime married actors and recent viral sensations Mandy Patinkin (Homeland) and Kathryn Grody (The Lemon Sisters). The scripted comedy - inspired by the couple's real life and relationship - is co-created and co-written by writer-director Ewen Wright and their son Gideon Grody-Patinkin. JAX Media is producing the project for SHOWTIME, with pilot production set for July in New York City. Seasoned follows the delightfully tumultuous relationship and life of a successful, gregarious, deeply committed, slightly insane married couple played by Patinkin and Grody - roles they've been rehearsing for the last 43 years. The source of their unending magic is the same as their unending woe: that they've stayed together all this time.

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NBC Announces Partial Summer 2022 Schedule; CBS Renews NCIS Franchise for 2022-23

NBC has announced some of its summer line-up with mega summer premieres. Big stars, high-stakes competition and an Emmy Award-winning series make NBC the must-watch destination for the whole family. Summer staple America's Got Talent and newbie Dancing with Myself will launch NBC's summer season with back-to-back premieres on Tuesday, May 31 from 8-11pm. The veteran American Ninja Warrior premieres Monday, June 6 from 8-10pm and the anticipated return of Emmy Award-winning documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? premieres Sunday, July 10 from 7-8pm. Weakest Link will return for more episodes on Wednesday, August 10 from 9-10pm through mid-September. All programs will stream on Peacock the day following their NBC telecast.

America's Got Talent kicks off six weeks of live shows at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium beginning Tuesday, Aug. 9 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC. Results shows will air Wednesday nights (8-9 p.m. ET/PT) starting Aug. 10 with the season finale airs Wedneday, September 15 from 9-11pm. NBC has not announced what will air following Ninja Warrior all summer along with what will air following AGT on Tuesdays starting in August when Dancing with Myself concludes. NBC has a few new series still waiting in the wings such as The Wheel and Password, along with returning game show Family Game Fight. Stay tuned for the rest of the NBC summer line-up.

CBS has renewed all three current dramas in the NCIS franchise for the 2022-2023 broadcast season. The returning CBS Original series are the parent series NCIS, new freshman drama NCIS: Hawai'i and veteran NCIS: Los Angeles. Additional CBS renewals will be announced in the coming weeks. Right now 2 of the 3 air on the same night, but will all 3 air on the same night in 2022-23 season to create an NCIS night like FBI has? These three dramas join the previously announced renewals of The Amazing Race, Bob ♥ Abishola, CSI: Vegas, Ghosts, The Neighborhood, Secret Celebrity Renovation, Survivor, Tough as Nails and Young Sheldon.

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CBS 2021-22 Season Finale Dates; ABC Renews Two Hit Dramas for 2022-23

CBS announced season finale dates for its original primetime comedies, dramas and unscripted series for the 2021-2022 broadcast season, including the series finale of Bull on Thursday, May 26 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Friday, April 8
8:00-9:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS (11th Season Finale)

Thursday, April 21
9:00-9:30 PM GHOSTS (First Season Finale)

Wednesday, May 4
10:00-11:00 PM GOOD SAM (First Season Finale)
Friday, May 6
9:00-10:00 PM MAGNUM P.I. (Fourth Season Finale)
10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS (12th Season Finale)

Sunday, May 15
8:00-9:00 PM THE EQUALIZER (Second Season Finale)

Wednesday, May 18
9:00-11:00 PM BEYOND THE EDGE (Two-Hour First Season Finale)

Thursday, May 19
8:00-8:30 PM YOUNG SHELDON (Fifth Season Finale)
8:30-9:00 PM UNITED STATES OF AL (Second Season Finale)

Sunday, May 22
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (13th Season Finale)
10:00-11:00 PM S.W.A.T. (Fifth Season Finale)

Monday, May 23
8:00-8:30 PM THE NEIGHBORHOOD (Fourth Season Finale)
8:30-9:00 PM BOB ♥ ABISHOLA (Third Season Finale)
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS (19th Season Finale)
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: HAWAI`I (First Season Finale)

Tuesday, May 24
8:00-9:00 PM FBI (Fourth Season Finale)
9:00-10:00 PM FBI: INTERNATIONAL (First Season Finale)
10:00-11:00 PM FBI: MOST WANTED (Third Season Finale)

Wednesday, May 25
8:00-11:00 PM SURVIVOR (Three-hour 42nd Edition Finale)

Thursday, May 26
10:00-11:00 PM BULL (Series Finale)

ABC has renewed hit dramas The Good Doctor and The Rookie for Season 6 and Season 5, respectively, to air next seasom (2022-23). They join previously renewed dramas Grey's Anatomy & Station 19 along with freshman breakout comedy Abbott Elementary. ABC will have a potential The Rookie spin-off series starring Niecy Nash next season after they test it with a backdoor pilot later this season during The Rookie.

The Good Doctor stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper, Richard Schiff, Christina Chang, Fiona Gubelmann, Will Yun Lee, Paige Spara, Noah Galvin and Bria Samone. The Rookie stars Nathan Fillion stars as John Nolan, Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper, Alyssa Diaz as Angela, Richard T. Jones as Sgt. Wade Grey, Melissa O’Neil as Lucy Chen, Eric Winter as Tim Bradford, Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune and Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers.

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